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Cynthetiq · 02-25-2009, 07:04 AM

I was a bit taken aback by the comment as well, but here's the thing I thought of as I rode the bus into work.

If you knew someone left $20 on the way to where you were going to lunch would you stop and pick it up? If you knew someone left $20 on the way to where you were going to lunch but you had to deviate from the path a little bit, maybe 1/2 block or even just turn your head and look to the right to see the money on the ledge instead of the sidewalk, wouldn't it make sense to pick it up or at least look for it?

Now I didn't qualify for many grants and scholarships when I was going to college. At least not those that I could find on my own. I think today with services and internet, I'm sure one can find even a simple grant that they qualify for, maybe I'm naive, but heck because of this response in my gmail account I got an ad for Tylenol's $250,000 medical scholarship for those getting educations in the medical field.

This brings me to a different point, where I had created a program at work to reward people who did their own learning for technology on their own outside of work. Those that were learning cutting edge IT on their own time and dime. All they had to do was write a 10 page paper on it and they were award $2,500. I called it the $2,500 book report. It was available for 1 year, 4 times, only a small handful of people applied of the 100 customer support people.

I can tell you that I don't clip coupons, and if I do I may have them in my wallet and forget to use them when I make a purchase. Fiscally irresponsible to someone I'm sure...

But BG I agree that getting an education even with a debt load to get higher wages over a lifetime is the same thought as taking a 30 year loan and paying a $2,000 mortgage in 2029 with 2008 dollars makes total sense.

02-25-2009, 07:04 AM	#11 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	I was a bit taken aback by the comment as well, but here's the thing I thought of as I rode the bus into work. If you knew someone left $20 on the way to where you were going to lunch would you stop and pick it up? If you knew someone left $20 on the way to where you were going to lunch but you had to deviate from the path a little bit, maybe 1/2 block or even just turn your head and look to the right to see the money on the ledge instead of the sidewalk, wouldn't it make sense to pick it up or at least look for it? Now I didn't qualify for many grants and scholarships when I was going to college. At least not those that I could find on my own. I think today with services and internet, I'm sure one can find even a simple grant that they qualify for, maybe I'm naive, but heck because of this response in my gmail account I got an ad for Tylenol's $250,000 medical scholarship for those getting educations in the medical field. This brings me to a different point, where I had created a program at work to reward people who did their own learning for technology on their own outside of work. Those that were learning cutting edge IT on their own time and dime. All they had to do was write a 10 page paper on it and they were award $2,500. I called it the $2,500 book report. It was available for 1 year, 4 times, only a small handful of people applied of the 100 customer support people. I can tell you that I don't clip coupons, and if I do I may have them in my wallet and forget to use them when I make a purchase. Fiscally irresponsible to someone I'm sure... But BG I agree that getting an education even with a debt load to get higher wages over a lifetime is the same thought as taking a 30 year loan and paying a $2,000 mortgage in 2029 with 2008 dollars makes total sense. __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!